Purpose:
5 steps you must follow if you want to become an effective leader .

Introduction.

People
may become leaders by responding in a healthy manner to all they encounter in
life, but they will not become spiritual leaders unless God calls them to this
role and equips them for it. Secular leadership is something to which people
can aspire. It can be achieve on many different ways. Spiritual leadership, on
other hand, in not a role that you can applies. Rather, it is assigned by God,
and God determine each person’s assignment. God choose ordinary people. God saw
something in their heart and led him or her into particular tasks.

Last
Sunday, we talked about Joshua I can to the point that He was a person with
some qualifications to continue the task which means to take his people to the
promise land. Let refresh to you what type qualities and qualifications Joshua
had as a God’s leader.

I. A MAN OF HUMILITY.
UN HOMBRE DE HUMILDAD

A. BEFORE HE WAS A LEADER, HE WAS WILLING
TO SERVE...
ANTES DE SER UN LIDER. EL FUE DISPONIBLE PARA
SERVIR So Moses and his assistant Joshua set
out, and Moses climbed up the mountain of God. Ex. 24:

B. EVEN AS A LEADER, HE WAS WILLING TO
SERVE... INLCUSO COMO LIDER, EL FUE DISPONIBLE PARA
SERVIR. JOSHUA 3:7 the
eyes of all the Israelites, and for the rest of his life they revered him as
much as they had revered Moses.

Today
we are going and get into Abraham’ life and we are going to see some steps was
taking and to become an effective leader that God wants. God works powerful
with Abraham and turned him into a leader that many of us must Abraham’s
example. Many of you knew as a father of a multitude. We are taking 5 steps you
have to follow if you to become and effective leader.

1.Who was Abraham?

Abraham
was born in Ur. Abraham’s agenda for his life was probably not complicated. He
was raised into a place where it was herds and flocks. His wifeSarah was unable to bear a child, so
parenthood was not a factor into Abraham and Sarah’ life. God’s agenda was
radical different from Abraham’. God’s plan for Abraham was not that he live a
settled life without children. According to God’s plan Abraham will become a
father of a holy nation. His life would be a spiritual example to God’s people.
Generations of believers would find inspiration on Abraham’s life.

It
is very important to understand that spiritual does not happen by accident. It
develops as God mature people in their character as well as in their
relationship with him. Character involves wisdom, integrity, honesty, and moral
purity. Relationship involves trust in God, obedience to him, and love for him.

Every
event in Abraham’s life contributed to his character development. Abraham did not begin his life as a paragon
faith, but gradually, over many years, he developed a mature an deep
relationship with God.God used
Abraham’s failures to prepare him for leadership. For example, God specifically
instructed Abraham to leave his family behind, but instead Abraham took Lot
with to Canaan, and laterwe can Abraham
interceded for Lot his brother when God decided to destroy Sodom and Gomorra. Gen 18:16-33

Every
time, that Abraham came to a milestone in his life, or whenever he learned
something new about God. He built an altar Genesis
12:7-9 look this verse.

Each altar provided a
testimonial to Abraham’s growth in understanding God’s ways and to his trust in
God. For
today, leaders, spiritual markers provide a backdrop by which that can see
where God has helped them mature in their relationship with Him. One thing we
have to observed and pay attention when Abraham moved without consultation to
God. For example when he went to Egypt, the results were disastrous.

God allows Abraham to
made mistake, because he was not a perfect person. Abraham made some lies for
example when he was in front of Pharaoh.

There was more work to be done in
his life before he could entrusted with raising another patriarch. God
continued to forgive Abraham and to work in his life until Abraham becomes the
model of faith of generations of God’s people. Sometimes some leaders like to
play role and I have very spiritual person. I
Co. 10:12 Apostle Paul warning us “ Asi que, el que piensa estar firme, mire
que no caiga.” 12 If you think you are
standing strong, be careful not to fall.

Abraham
growth on his life, and he did not take shortcuts. Abraham understood and
learned a lesson about God’s timing and people timing.

God sees things from an eternal
perspective. People see things from a temporal view. Spiritual leaders must
wait patiently on the Lord, regardless how long it talks. God always proves how
patience we are. If you want to see great things in our life we have to wait
for the proper time when told us to move forward.

5.Forth step: Abraham
demonstrated his faith. Abraham demostro su fe.

By the time Abraham was a senior
citizen, God had developed him into a godly character and father. Still, God
had even greater plan for him. God intended for Abraham to ve more than a
father to Isaac, he wanted him to the father of the faithful, a model of
faithfulness for the rest of time.

Abraham took a deep relationship with
God and God tested Him very high. God asked him to make the most difficult
decision of his life. Genesis 22:1-3

There
was no a mistaking what was asking. The question was would Abraham obey. Most
of the time, the problem with Christian leaders is not that they don’t know
what God wants them to do.

Abraham
obeyed God.

It
is very important, through obedience people experience God working through
their life and they come to know more about God’s character.

Abraham
received the single most difficult assignment God had ever given to any man and
he obeyed without hesitation. In passing their test, Abraham not only went
deeper in his relationship with God, he also demonstrated what it takes if I
want to become a great leader.

He
understood through his faith generations and generations will be impacted.

What was the result of God’s work in
Abraham’s over the years? He became a godly person, he became the patriarch of
a nation, he became father of the faithful. But the most important Abraham
became a friend of God. 2 Chronicles 20:7 O our God, did you not drive out
those who lived in this land when your people Israel arrived? And did you not
give this land forever to the descendants of your friend Abraham? 7 Dios
nuestro, ¿no echaste tú los moradores de esta tierra delante de tu pueblo
Israel, y la diste a la descendencia de Abraham tu amigo para siempre?

Abraham
is the only person to whom Scripture gives the distinction. God called his
friend.

Abraham
was far from perfect. He made mistakes. God made the decision to turn him into a
man of faith. The key was not that Abraham attended all the best leadership
seminars. The key was that he came to know God and he allowed God to transform
him into a leader through his obedience

Conclusion.

God
appoints leaders. People may apply for various leadership positions, but God is
the one who ultimately determines which leadership role you will have. And you
must obey God and allow him to change our character.